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The 91香蕉视频成人在线 Behavioral Health Service Corps鈩�, a first-of-its-kind paid service and learning opportunity for recent college graduates, offers scholars both an entry-level career experience and credits toward a master鈥檚 degree.

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NEWTON, MASS. 鈥� 91香蕉视频成人在线, an independent, non-profit institution and leader in psychology education, has announced the launch of the Behavioral Health Service Corps鈩� (BHSC), a service-learning program designed to help grow and diversify the workforce. The BHSC is a year-long service and learning opportunity for recent college graduates that provides paid and benefitted entry-level career experience, along with the opportunity to earn credit towards a master鈥檚 degree.

鈥淏ehavioral health needs, substance use, and mental illness are the most common causes of disability in the world, but over half of the counties in the United States don鈥檛 have a single mental health professional,鈥� said Dr. Nicholas Covino, President of 91香蕉视频成人在线. 鈥淭he lack of access to mental and behavioral healthcare is the most overlooked healthcare problem that we have in the United States today, and with the current healthcare crisis the need for behavioral healthcare providers will certainly continue to grow.鈥�

Through employment with leading behavioral health agencies in Greater Boston, and master鈥檚 level education at 91香蕉视频成人在线, BHSC Scholars will spend their service year becoming familiar with the work of behavioral healthcare, learning to understand the needs of different populations, and receiving professional mentoring. The collaborative program also incorporates College-provided job skills training and employer-supported work release time for education and professional development.

Andy Pond, MSW, MAT, Chief Executive Officer of , a BHSC agency partner, said the partnership will expand and develop the pipeline of candidates that reflect the diversity and lived experience of the communities JRI serves.

鈥淲ith William James, we have found partners that share our social justice mission, our commitment to racial equity, and our dedication to culturally competent services,鈥� Pond said. 鈥淎 very important part of this effort is to substantially reduce the cost of education. By helping student-employees to avoid crippling college debt, many of these new partnerships are making careers in nonprofit work more attractive to a broader and more diverse base of individuals.鈥�

JRI is one of the largest and programmatically diverse human services providers in the Commonwealth, with over 100 programs that serve hundreds of clients in residential settings, and thousands more in outpatient or community-based services. , which impacts over 12,000 lives each year through a network of services including behavioral health, therapeutic residential and special education, adoption and foster care and provides vital programs and services for every stage of child and family development, is also a partnering organization.

Jennifer Kropveld-Boucher, MA, LMHC, Director of Workforce, Learning & Development for The Home for Little Wanderers, said the BHSC offers recent college graduates a 鈥渢rue and realistic feel for the work, the youth, and the field at large.鈥�

The Home for Little Wanderers has had a longstanding relationship with William James College as a graduate internship site.

鈥淲JC has been a great partner the last few years on other programs,鈥� Kropveld-Boucher said. 鈥淲e often hire their students post degree completion. [The College] is a leader in creating new, cutting edge initiatives aimed at increasing strength and diversity in the workforce to help better serve youth and families.鈥�

After the conclusion of their service year, BHSC graduates have the option to continue in professional roles with the partner agency and to apply to study in the William James College Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling program. With the need for trained behavioral health professionals, especially those who are trained to work with underserved populations, at an all-time high, 91香蕉视频成人在线 aims for this program to become a model for the Commonwealth and the country.

鈥淭his program is a response to a critical shortage in the behavioral health workforce and provides bold solutions to the field,鈥� said Marc Abelard, Director of the Behavioral Health Service Corps鈩�. 鈥淣ow more than ever, the behavioral health workforce is in desperate need of solutions to serve the burgeoning needs of the health care system.鈥�

91香蕉视频成人在线 will welcome the first BHSC cohort in Summer 2020. The program is open to all recent college graduates with a bachelor鈥檚 degree and an interest in behavioral health, regardless of undergraduate major. Skills trainings will be provided, as will on-the-job training. Recent college graduates interested in learning more about the BHSC, or who wish to apply, should visit: .

About 91香蕉视频成人在线

Founded in 1974, 91香蕉视频成人在线 is an independent, non-profit institution and a leader in educating the next generation of mental health professionals to support the growing and diverse needs of the mental health workforce. Integrating field work with academics, the College prepares students for careers as organizational leaders and behavioral health professionals who are committed to helping the underserved, multicultural populations, children and families, and veterans. 91香蕉视频成人在线 alumni can be found making an impact in a variety of settings, including schools, the courts, clinical care facilities, hospitals, the community and the workplace.

Contact
Anne Wilson Yu
Director of Communications, 91香蕉视频成人在线
617-549-1969
Anne_Yu@williamjames.edu

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